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Recreational Riding

Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.
 

We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.

 

If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety. 

 

Although funding  external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.  

 

Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race. 

Bunch Ride
In the original vision for BikeManawatu, the recreational rides (mainly the Sunday Rides) were going to be organised by a group of members with enthusiasm for the recreational side of cycling.

Recently the Board reviewed its approach and have asked Mike Christie and Mike Keenan to resurrect the original vision of a sub-committee organising all things recreational, with a view to strengthening and expanding the offering to the regions recreational cyclists.

At a recent meeting a group of club members with MMCC heritage got together to discuss a way forward for recreational cycling in the club.

So with thanks to Glenys for all the good work planning and organising the Sunday rides, the new organisers of the Sunday Rides will take over route planning and the logistics on Sundays from Glenys on the 1st of July.

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